Add First Day Course Materials to Your Blackboard Course

First Day Course Materials is a Blackboard tool that provides students with inclulsive access to required bookstore course materials, including textbooks and other digital or physical materials assigned to the course via the bookstore. These materials are now provided through the Barnes & Noble First Day Complete program for a flat program fee.  Students expect to find their CCRI course materials in their Blackboard courses. Follow the steps below to add the First Day Course Materials tool to your Blackboard course.

There are two options for providing student access to First Day Course Materials in your course: 

• Add the First Day Course Materials Link to Your Course Content Area via the Content Market
• Add the First Day Course Materials to the Books and Tools Area

Add the First Day Course Materials Link to Your Course Content Area via the Content Market

Follow the steps below to add the Barnes & Noble First Day Complete link to your course through the Content Market, which will create a visible link directly within the course, making it easier for students to locate as opposed to directing students to the sidebar to find themselves. 

1. From the Content area of your course, hover over any dividing line in your Content area or Module, and click on it when it turns purple and has the plus icon + [1].
   
    
2. Click on the line and you'll have the option to select content options from a drop down menu [2].
   
    
3. Choose Content Market [3] from the drop down menu.
    
4. The Content Market pane [4] will display. Scroll down and select First Day Course Materials [5] from the Institution Tools list. 
   
    
5. The First Day Course Materials pane will open [6], and you'll see your course assigned materials [7] you selected listed.
    
   • Confirm that the correct course and book/materials are listed.
   • If there are any issues with the content listed, please contact the bookstore. 
      
6. Click on the X [8] to close the First Day Course Materials pane.
    
7. Back in the Content Market pane, click on the plus sign in a circle [9] within the First Day Course Materials block to add the link to your Course Content area. 
   
    
8. The First Day Course Materials link [10] will display where you chose to add it in your Content area, or Module. 
   

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Add First Day Course Materials Via Books and Tools Area

Follow the steps below to add the Barnes & Noble First Day Complete link to your course through the Books and Tools area of your course. 

1. From the Content area of your course, click on the View course & institution tools link [1] under Books & Tools in the Details & Actions menu [2]. 
   
    
2. In the Books & Course Tools pane [3], click on the First Day Course Materials link [4] or button [5].
   
    
3. The First Day Course Materials pane with open [5], and you'll see you Course and Materials [6] you selected listed.
   
   • Confirm that the correct course and book/materials are listed.
   • If there are any issues with the content listed, please contact the bookstore.
      
4. Click on the X [7] to close the First Day Course Materials pane.
    
5. Back in the Books & Course Tools pane, click on the plus sign in a circle [8] next to the First Day Course Materials button and link to add the link to your Course Content area. 
   
    
6. The First Day Course Materials link [9] will display at the bottom of your your Content area.
   

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